Prioritizing Staff Well-Being: Compassion Fatigue in Health Centers – Part 1

Compassion fatigue is on the rise across the health center workforce, affecting not only staff morale but also patient engagement and organizational performance. In this first 30-minute session, panelists defined compassion fatigue, distinguished it from burnout and secondary traumatic stress, and explored the organizational and emotional contributors that make health center teams especially vulnerable. Participants left with a foundational understanding of what compassion fatigue looks like in real-world care settings and why it must be addressed.